executress
ex·e·cu·tress
executress · executresses
A female executor; an executrixA female executor; an executrix.
/ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɹɪs/
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, obsolete)A female executor; an executrix.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Old French executeresse (modern French exécutrice), from executeurLearned borrowing from Old French executeresse (modern French exécutrice), from executeur (“executor”) + -esse (suffix forming female equivalents). By surface analysis, executor + -ess (suffix forming female equivalents).
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Forms
plural: executresses| Singular | executress |
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